WO2017018213A1 - Battery wiring module - Google Patents

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WO2017018213A1
WO2017018213A1 PCT/JP2016/070634 JP2016070634W WO2017018213A1 WO 2017018213 A1 WO2017018213 A1 WO 2017018213A1 JP 2016070634 W JP2016070634 W JP 2016070634W WO 2017018213 A1 WO2017018213 A1 WO 2017018213A1
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慎一 高瀬
暢之 松村
淑文 内田
鈴木 雄介
順多 片山
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株式会社オートネットワーク技術研究所
住友電装株式会社
住友電気工業株式会社
住友電工プリントサーキット株式会社
トヨタ自動車株式会社
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    • H01M10/482Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
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    • H01M50/50Current conducting connections for cells or batteries
    • H01M50/502Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing
    • H01M50/519Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing comprising printed circuit boards [PCB]
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    • H01M50/572Means for preventing undesired use or discharge
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    • H01M10/425Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing
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    • H01M50/50Current conducting connections for cells or batteries
    • H01M50/502Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing
    • H01M50/507Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing comprising an arrangement of two or more busbars within a container structure, e.g. busbar modules
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the present invention relates to a battery wiring module, and more particularly to short-circuit protection of wiring included in the battery wiring module.
  • a large number of single cells are connected side by side to increase the output.
  • a plurality of unit cells are connected in series or in parallel by connecting electrode terminals of adjacent unit cells with a connecting member such as a bus bar.
  • a connecting member such as a bus bar.
  • a voltage detection line for detecting the voltage of the unit cell is attached to each connection member in order to stop charging and discharging before an abnormality occurs in the voltage between the unit cells. It has been.
  • a battery wiring module is constituted by each connecting member and a voltage detection line (corresponding to wiring).
  • the voltage detection line is generally connected to an external circuit such as a battery ECU, the two voltage detection lines may be short-circuited due to a malfunction of the external circuit.
  • the two voltage detection lines are short-circuited, the cell is short-circuited, and an overcurrent continues to flow through the voltage detection line. Therefore, it is known that a current limiting element such as a PTC (positive temperature coefficient) thermistor is connected in series to a voltage detection line formed on an FPC (flexible printed circuit board) (see Patent Document 1).
  • a current limiting element such as a PTC (positive temperature coefficient) thermistor is connected in series to a voltage detection line formed on an FPC (flexible printed circuit board) (see Patent Document 1).
  • Patent Document 1 it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the battery module due to the short circuit of the unit cell by providing the current limiting element on the voltage detection line.
  • the FPC that constitutes the battery wiring module and is provided with the current limiting element is condensed.
  • the electrode on the unit cell side of any two of the current limiting elements provided on the FPC corresponding to each voltage detection line is formed due to the condensation. There was a risk of short circuit due to water drops.
  • the electrodes on the unit cell side of the two current limiting elements are short-circuited, the two voltage detection lines are short-circuited on the unit cell side of the current limiting element, and the current limiting elements of the shorted voltage detection line function. Disappear. Therefore, overcurrent continues to flow from the single cell to the short-circuited voltage detection line. In this case, the voltage detection line cannot be protected from overcurrent. Therefore, the present specification provides a battery wiring module that can protect a voltage detection line from overcurrent in a configuration in which a current limiting element is connected in series in the middle of a voltage detection line provided in an FPC.
  • a battery wiring module disclosed in this specification is a battery wiring module that is attached to a unit cell group in which a plurality of unit cells having positive and negative electrode terminals are arranged, and adjacent to the plurality of unit cells.
  • a current limiting element is provided to limit the overcurrent flowing through the voltage detection line, and the connection between the current limiting element and the voltage detection line is made of insulating resin. It is overcoated.
  • connection portion between the current limiting element and the voltage detection line is overcoated with the insulating resin. Therefore, the electrode on the unit cell side of any two of the current limiting elements provided on the FPC is not short-circuited by water droplets or the like formed due to condensation. Therefore, even when the FPC is condensed, the two current limiting elements function, and in the configuration in which the current limiting elements are connected in series in the middle of the voltage detecting lines provided in the FPC, the voltage detecting lines are overcurrent. Can be protected from.
  • the flexible printed circuit board is provided with a connection land for connecting the voltage detection line to the connection member, and the current limiting element is provided in the vicinity of the connection land.
  • the current limiting element is provided in the vicinity of the connection land, that is, in the vicinity of the connection member. Therefore, the length of the voltage detection line located between the current limiting element and the connection member can be shortened. Thereby, a section where two adjacent voltage detection lines are short-circuited between the current limiting element and the connecting member can be shortened. As a result, the possibility that two adjacent voltage detection lines are short-circuited between the current limiting element and the connecting member can be reduced.
  • “in the vicinity of the connection land” means, for example, between both ends of the connection member in the longitudinal direction (unit cell arrangement direction).
  • each voltage detection line is wired so as to have a separated wiring portion separated and wired from other voltage detection lines, and the current limiting element is provided in each voltage detection line, You may make it provide in the said isolation
  • the current limiting element may be configured by a positive temperature coefficient thermistor or a chip fuse. According to this configuration, when an overcurrent flows through the voltage detection line, the resistance of the positive temperature coefficient thermistor increases or the chip fuse is blown to protect the voltage detection line from the overcurrent. it can.
  • the battery wiring module may include a connector that is connected to the plurality of voltage detection lines and outputs the detected voltage of the unit cell to the outside. According to this configuration, by connecting the connector to an external circuit such as a battery ECU, it is possible to easily control charging / discharging of the unit cell.
  • the voltage detection line can be protected from overcurrent in the configuration in which the current limiting element is connected in series in the middle of the voltage detection line provided in the FPC.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a battery module according to an embodiment.
  • Plan view showing the battery wiring module Plan view showing the battery wiring module Partial enlarged plan view showing the periphery of the current limiting element Sectional view along line AA in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the connection aspect of a bus-bar and a voltage detection line
  • the battery module 10 is used as a drive source for an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle, for example.
  • the battery module 10 is attached to a unit cell group 11G in which a plurality (22 in this embodiment) unit cells 11 having a positive electrode terminal 13A and a negative electrode terminal 13B are arranged side by side, and the unit cell group 11G.
  • Battery wiring module 20 For example, let the front shown in FIG. 1 be the front of the battery module 10, and let the back shown in FIG. Further, the left side shown in FIG. 1 is the left side of the battery module 10, and the right side shown in FIG. 1 is the right side of the battery module 10.
  • a resin separator (not shown) is disposed between two adjacent unit cells 11 and 11.
  • the separator is provided with a protruding portion 15 that is formed to protrude.
  • Each protrusion 15 is disposed in a space formed between two adjacent bus bars 21 and 21 and has a function of preventing a short circuit between electrodes due to a tool or the like.
  • the battery wiring module 20 includes a battery wiring module 20A attached to the front of the battery module 10 shown in FIG. 2, and a battery wiring module 20B attached to the rear of the battery module 10 shown in FIG. including.
  • a battery wiring module 20A attached to the front of the battery module 10 shown in FIG. 2
  • a battery wiring module 20B attached to the rear of the battery module 10 shown in FIG. including.
  • FIG. 20A when it is not necessary to distinguish each battery wiring module 20A, 20B, it describes as the battery wiring module 20.
  • the battery wiring module 20 includes a plurality of bus bars (an example of “connection member”) 21 and a flexible printed circuit board (hereinafter referred to as “FPC”) 25.
  • connection member an example of “connection member”
  • FPC flexible printed circuit board
  • Each bus bar 21 connects electrode terminals 13A and 13B of different unit cells 11 to each other.
  • each bus bar 21 is formed with two terminal insertion holes 22 into which the electrode terminals 13A and 13B of different unit cells 11 are inserted.
  • the connection member 21A at both ends of the battery wiring module 20B has one terminal insertion hole 22, and the right end connection member 21A is connected to the electrode terminal 13A. From 13A, a positive voltage obtained by adding the voltages of the individual cells 11 is applied to the load.
  • the leftmost connection member 21A is connected to the electrode terminal 13B, and a ground potential is applied to the load from the electrode terminal 13B.
  • the FPC 25 includes a plurality of voltage detection lines 26 that are connected to each bus bar 21 and detect the voltage of each unit cell 11 via the bus bar 21. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each voltage detection line 26 is provided with a current limiting element 27 that protects each voltage detection line 26 against a continuous overcurrent.
  • the current limiting element 27 is a PTC (positive temperature coefficient) thermistor or a chip fuse.
  • the voltage detection line 26 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is formed by patterning the copper foil formed on the base layer 25A of the FPC 25. At the time of patterning, as shown in FIG. 5, the copper foil where the current limiting element 27 is connected is deleted. That is, the current limiting element 27 is connected in series with the voltage detection line 26 in the middle thereof.
  • each voltage detection line 26 is wired, that is, patterned so as to have a separated wiring portion 26 ⁇ / b> A that is wired separately from the other voltage detection lines 26.
  • the current limiting element 27 is provided in the separation wiring portion 26 ⁇ / b> A in each voltage detection line 26.
  • a rectangular opening W is formed in the coverlay layer 25B of the FPC 25 where the current limiting element 27 is connected.
  • the voltage detection line 26 where the current limiting element 27 is connected is exposed.
  • the electrode (connection part) 27A of the current limiting element 27 is joined to the exposed voltage detection line 26 by, for example, solder SD.
  • the current limiting element 27 is connected in series with the voltage detection line 26 in the middle thereof.
  • the two voltage detection lines 26 are short-circuited, and an overcurrent from the unit cell 11 is generated in the voltage detection line 26. Even if it is a case, it can restrict
  • the current limiting element 27 when the current limiting element 27 is a PTC thermistor, when an overcurrent flows through the voltage detection line 26, the resistance of the PTC thermistor increases as the temperature of the voltage detection line 26 increases, thereby restricting the overcurrent from flowing. it can. Further, when the current limiting element 27 is a chip fuse, when an overcurrent flows through the voltage detection line 26, the chip fuse is blown to restrict the overcurrent from flowing.
  • the voltage detection line 26 can be protected even when an overcurrent occurs in the voltage detection line 26 provided in the FPC 25 due to a malfunction of the external circuit.
  • the portion to which the current limiting element 27 is connected is overcoated with an insulating resin 23 so as to cover the opening W. That is, the connection portion between the current limiting element 27 and the voltage detection line 26 is overcoated with the insulating resin 23.
  • the connection portion includes the exposed portion of the electrode 27 ⁇ / b> A of the current limiting element 27, the solder SD, and the voltage detection line 26.
  • connection land 28 that is electrically connected to the bus bar 21 is formed at one end of each voltage detection line 26.
  • the current limiting element 27 is provided near the connection land 28.
  • connection land 28 is formed of a copper foil on the convex portion 25 ⁇ / b> C of the base layer 25 ⁇ / b> A of the FPC 25, and the voltage detection line 26 and the connection land 28 are continuous. Further, the cover lay layer 25B is not formed in the region where the connection land 28 is formed (the convex portion 25C), and the connection land 28 is exposed.
  • the connection land 28 and the bus bar 21 are joined by, for example, solder SD. As described above, when the bus bar 21 is connected to the upper surface of the connection land 28, the operation for connecting the bus bar 21 to the connection land 28 is simpler than when the bus bar 21 is connected to the lower surface of the connection land 28. It becomes.
  • the solder surface for the copper foil for connecting the current limiting element 27 to the voltage detection line 26 is on the same side.
  • the solder surface for the copper foil is different when the current limiting element 27 is connected to the voltage detection line 26 and when the bus bar 21 is connected. This complicates the soldering operation.
  • connection land 28 when the bus bar 21 is connected to the lower surface of the connection land 28, it is necessary to remove the base layer 25A from the copper foil when the connection land 28 is exposed, which takes time and effort to expose the connection land 28.
  • Each connection portion between the connection land 28 and the bus bar 21 may be overcoated with the insulating resin 23 in the same manner as the connection portion between the current limiting element 27 and the voltage detection line 26.
  • each voltage detection line 26 is connected to the connector 29.
  • the connector 29 is connected to a battery ECU (not shown).
  • the battery ECU is equipped with a microcomputer, circuit elements, etc., and has functions for detecting the voltage, current, temperature, etc. of each unit cell 11 and controlling charge / discharge of each unit cell 11. It has a known configuration.
  • connection portion between the current limiting element 27 and the voltage detection line 26 is overcoated with an insulating resin 23. Therefore, the cell-side electrode 27A of any two current limiting elements 27 among the plurality of current limiting elements 27 provided in the FPC 25 is not short-circuited by water droplets formed due to condensation or the like. Therefore, even when the FPC 25 is condensed, each current limiting element 27 functions normally, and in the configuration in which the current limiting element 27 is connected in series with the voltage detecting line 26 provided in the FPC 25, the voltage detecting line 26 can be protected from overcurrent.
  • the current limiting element 27 is provided in the vicinity of the connection land 28, that is, in the vicinity of the bus bar 21. Therefore, the length of the voltage detection line 26 located between the current limiting element 27 and the bus bar 21 can be shortened. Thereby, a section in which the two adjacent voltage detection lines 26 are short-circuited between the current limiting element 27 and the bus bar 21 can be shortened. As a result, the possibility that two adjacent voltage detection lines 26 are short-circuited between the current limiting element 27 and the bus bar 21, in other words, on the unit cell 11 side of the current limiting element 27 can be reduced.
  • connection land 28 means, for example, between both ends in the longitudinal direction of the bus bar 21 (the arrangement direction of the cells 11, that is, the left-right direction in FIG. 1), in other words, the connection land 28 and the bus bar 21. Between one end in the longitudinal direction.
  • all the current limiting elements 27 are not limited to be provided between both ends of the bus bar 21. Of all the current limiting elements 27, for example, 50% or more, 75% or more, or 90% or more of the current limiting elements 27 may be provided between both ends of the bus bar 21.
  • each voltage detection line 26 is wired so as to have a separated wiring portion 26 ⁇ / b> A separated and wired from other voltage detection lines 26, and the current limiting element 27 is separated from each voltage detection line 26 by the separated wiring portion 26 ⁇ / b> A. Is provided. Therefore, the current limiting element 27 can be easily installed on the voltage detection line 26, and a short circuit between the current limiting element 27 and another voltage detection line 26 can be made difficult to occur.
  • connection between the FPC 25 and the bus bar 21 is shown as shown in FIG. 6 or the like, and the bus bar 21 is connected to the upper side of the FPC 25.
  • the bus bar 21 may be connected to the lower side of the FPC 25.
  • the bus bar 21 may be connected by turning the FPC 25 upside down so that the base layer 25A of the FPC 25 is on the upper side and the coverlay layer 25B is on the lower side.
  • connection mode between the FPC 25 and the bus bar 21 is not limited to the one using only the electrical connection land 28 as shown in FIG.
  • the FPC 25 and the bus bar 21 may be provided with a mechanical connection portion that reinforces the connection using only the connection land 28.
  • the battery wiring module is divided into the front battery wiring module 20A and the rear battery wiring module 20B.
  • the present invention is not limited to this. I can't. That is, the battery wiring module may be configured not to be separated into the battery wiring module 20A and the battery wiring module 20B.
  • a connection part that connects the battery wiring module 20A and the battery wiring module 20B may be provided, and the battery wiring module and the battery ECU may be connected by a single connector.
  • a predetermined amount of bending (margin in the arrangement direction of the cells 11) may be formed at predetermined intervals, for example, at positions between the bus bars 21.
  • the tolerance of the size of the unit cell 11 can be accommodated. That is, even if there is a difference in the size of the cells 11 in the arrangement direction, the difference can be absorbed by a predetermined amount of bending.
  • work at the time of mounting the battery wiring module 20 in the cell group 11G can be simplified.
  • the stress applied to the FPC 25 due to the size tolerance of the battery 11 can be absorbed. That is, the reliability of the battery wiring module 20 can be improved.

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This battery wiring module (20A) is to be attached to a single battery group comprising an arrangement of a plurality of single batteries having positive and negative electrode terminals. The battery wiring module (20A) comprises a plurality of connecting members (21) for connecting the positive and negative electrode terminals to neighboring single batteries among the plurality of single batteries; and a flexible printed circuit board (25) having a plurality of voltage detection lines (26) for detecting the voltages of the plurality of single batteries through the plurality of connecting members. In the middle of each of the voltage detection lines (26), a current limiting element (27) is provided to limit the flow of an over-current in this voltage detection line. The connecting portions of the current limiting element (27) to the voltage detection line (26) are over-coated with an insulation resin (23).

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電池配線モジュールBattery wiring module
 本発明は、電池配線モジュールに関し、詳しくは、電池配線モジュールに含まれる配線の短絡保護に関する。 The present invention relates to a battery wiring module, and more particularly to short-circuit protection of wiring included in the battery wiring module.
 電気自動車やハイブリッド車用の電池モジュールでは、出力を大きくするために多数の単電池が横並びに接続されている。隣り合う単電池の電極端子間をバスバーなどの接続部材で接続することにより複数の単電池が直列や並列に接続されるようになっている。ここで、複数の単電池を直列や並列に接続する場合、単電池間において電池電圧などの電池特性が不均一であると、電池の劣化や破損を招くという問題がある。 In battery modules for electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles, a large number of single cells are connected side by side to increase the output. A plurality of unit cells are connected in series or in parallel by connecting electrode terminals of adjacent unit cells with a connecting member such as a bus bar. Here, when a plurality of unit cells are connected in series or in parallel, there is a problem that if the battery characteristics such as the battery voltage are not uniform among the unit cells, the cells are deteriorated or damaged.
 そこで、車両用の電池モジュールにおいては、各単電池間の電圧に異常が生じる前に充電、放電を中止するため、各接続部材には、単電池の電圧を検知するための電圧検知線が取り付けられている。各接続部材と電圧検知線(配線に相当)とによって電池配線モジュールが構成されている。 Therefore, in a battery module for a vehicle, a voltage detection line for detecting the voltage of the unit cell is attached to each connection member in order to stop charging and discharging before an abnormality occurs in the voltage between the unit cells. It has been. A battery wiring module is constituted by each connecting member and a voltage detection line (corresponding to wiring).
 電圧検知線は、一般に、電池ECU等の外部回路に接続されているため、外部回路の不具合に起因して二本の電圧検知線が短絡する虞がある。二本の電圧検知線が短絡すると、単電池が短絡され、過電流が電圧検知線に継続して流れることになる。そのため、FPC(フレキシブルプリント基板)に形成された電圧検知線に、PTC(正温度係数)サーミスタ等の電流制限素子を直列接続して設けることが知られている(特許文献1を参照)。 Since the voltage detection line is generally connected to an external circuit such as a battery ECU, the two voltage detection lines may be short-circuited due to a malfunction of the external circuit. When the two voltage detection lines are short-circuited, the cell is short-circuited, and an overcurrent continues to flow through the voltage detection line. Therefore, it is known that a current limiting element such as a PTC (positive temperature coefficient) thermistor is connected in series to a voltage detection line formed on an FPC (flexible printed circuit board) (see Patent Document 1).
特開2010-257775号公報JP 2010-257775 A
 上記特許文献1においては、電流制限素子を電圧検知線に設けることによって、単電池の短絡に起因する電池モジュールの劣化を防止することが可能になる。しかしながら、車両が高湿度の環境に置かれた場合等においては、電池配線モジュールを構成し、電流制限素子が設けられたFPCが結露する可能性がある。 In the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the battery module due to the short circuit of the unit cell by providing the current limiting element on the voltage detection line. However, when the vehicle is placed in a high-humidity environment, there is a possibility that the FPC that constitutes the battery wiring module and is provided with the current limiting element is condensed.
 FPCが結露すると、各電圧検知線に対応してFPC上に設けられた複数の電流制限素子のうちいずれか2個の電流制限素子の単電池側の電極が、結露に起因して形成された水滴等によって短絡する虞があった。2個の電流制限素子の単電池側の電極が短絡すると、電流制限素子の単電池側において2本の電圧検知線が短絡されることとなり、短絡された電圧検知線の電流制限素子は機能しなくなる。そのため、単電池から短絡された電圧検知線に過電流が継続して流れることになり、この場合、電圧検知線を過電流から保護することができない。
 そこで、本明細書では、FPCに設けられた電圧検知線の途中に電流制限素子が直列接続された構成において、電圧検知線を過電流から保護することができる電池配線モジュールを提供する。
When the FPC is condensed, the electrode on the unit cell side of any two of the current limiting elements provided on the FPC corresponding to each voltage detection line is formed due to the condensation. There was a risk of short circuit due to water drops. When the electrodes on the unit cell side of the two current limiting elements are short-circuited, the two voltage detection lines are short-circuited on the unit cell side of the current limiting element, and the current limiting elements of the shorted voltage detection line function. Disappear. Therefore, overcurrent continues to flow from the single cell to the short-circuited voltage detection line. In this case, the voltage detection line cannot be protected from overcurrent.
Therefore, the present specification provides a battery wiring module that can protect a voltage detection line from overcurrent in a configuration in which a current limiting element is connected in series in the middle of a voltage detection line provided in an FPC.
 本明細書によって開示される電池配線モジュールは、正極及び負極の電極端子を有する複数の単電池が並べられてなる単電池群に取り付けられる電池配線モジュールであって、前記複数の単電池の隣接する単電池の正極及び負極の電極端子を接続する複数の接続部材と、前記複数の接続部材を介して前記複数の単電池の電圧を検知する複数の電圧検知線を有するフレキシブルプリント基板と、を備え、各電圧検知線の途中には、当該電圧検知線に過電流が流れることを制限する電流制限素子が設けられており、前記電流制限素子と前記電圧検知線との接続部は、絶縁樹脂によってオーバーコートされている。
 本構成によれば、電流制限素子と電圧検知線との接続部は、絶縁樹脂によってオーバーコートされている。そのため、FPC上に設けられた複数の電流制限素子のうちいずれか2個の電流制限素子の単電池側の電極が、結露に起因して形成された水滴等によって短絡することはない。したがって、FPCが結露する場合であっても、2個の電流制限素子は機能し、FPCに設けられた電圧検知線の途中に電流制限素子が直列接続された構成において、電圧検知線を過電流から保護することができる。
A battery wiring module disclosed in this specification is a battery wiring module that is attached to a unit cell group in which a plurality of unit cells having positive and negative electrode terminals are arranged, and adjacent to the plurality of unit cells. A plurality of connecting members for connecting the positive and negative electrode terminals of the unit cell, and a flexible printed circuit board having a plurality of voltage detection lines for detecting the voltages of the plurality of unit cells through the plurality of connecting members. In the middle of each voltage detection line, a current limiting element is provided to limit the overcurrent flowing through the voltage detection line, and the connection between the current limiting element and the voltage detection line is made of insulating resin. It is overcoated.
According to this configuration, the connection portion between the current limiting element and the voltage detection line is overcoated with the insulating resin. Therefore, the electrode on the unit cell side of any two of the current limiting elements provided on the FPC is not short-circuited by water droplets or the like formed due to condensation. Therefore, even when the FPC is condensed, the two current limiting elements function, and in the configuration in which the current limiting elements are connected in series in the middle of the voltage detecting lines provided in the FPC, the voltage detecting lines are overcurrent. Can be protected from.
 上記電池配線モジュールにおいて、前記フレキシブルプリント基板には、前記電圧検知線を前記接続部材に接続する接続ランドが設けられており、前記電流制限素子は、前記接続ランドの近傍に設けられているようにしてもよい。
 本構成によれば、電流制限素子は、接続ランドの近傍、すなわち、接続部材の近傍に設けられている。そのため、電流制限素子と接続部材との間に位置する電圧検知線の長さを短くすることができる。それによって、電流制限素子と接続部材との間において、隣接する2本の電圧検知線が短絡する区間を短くすることができる。その結果、電流制限素子と接続部材との間において、隣接する2本の電圧検知線が短絡する可能性を低減できる。
 なお、ここで、「接続ランドの近傍」とは、例えば、接続部材の長手方向(単電池の並び方向)の両端の間等を意味する。
In the battery wiring module, the flexible printed circuit board is provided with a connection land for connecting the voltage detection line to the connection member, and the current limiting element is provided in the vicinity of the connection land. May be.
According to this configuration, the current limiting element is provided in the vicinity of the connection land, that is, in the vicinity of the connection member. Therefore, the length of the voltage detection line located between the current limiting element and the connection member can be shortened. Thereby, a section where two adjacent voltage detection lines are short-circuited between the current limiting element and the connecting member can be shortened. As a result, the possibility that two adjacent voltage detection lines are short-circuited between the current limiting element and the connecting member can be reduced.
Here, “in the vicinity of the connection land” means, for example, between both ends of the connection member in the longitudinal direction (unit cell arrangement direction).
 また、上記電池配線モジュールにおいて、各電圧検知線は、他の電圧検知線から分離されて配線された分離配線部を有するように配線されており、前記電流制限素子は、各電圧検知線において、前記分離配線部に設けられているようにしてもよい。
 本構成によれば、分離配線部を設けることによって電流制限素子を電圧検知線に設置し易くなるとともに、電流制限素子の設置部と他の電圧検知線との間の短絡を発生し難くすることができる。
Further, in the battery wiring module, each voltage detection line is wired so as to have a separated wiring portion separated and wired from other voltage detection lines, and the current limiting element is provided in each voltage detection line, You may make it provide in the said isolation | separation wiring part.
According to this configuration, it is easy to install the current limiting element on the voltage detection line by providing the separation wiring part, and it is difficult to cause a short circuit between the installation part of the current limiting element and the other voltage detection line. Can do.
 また、上記電池配線モジュールにおいて、前記電流制限素子は、正温度係数サーミスタ、あるいはチップヒューズによって構成するようにしてもよい。
 本構成によれば、電圧検知線に過電流が流れた際に、正温度係数サーミスタの抵抗が増大したり、チップヒューズが溶断したりすることによって、電圧検知線を過電流から保護することができる。
In the battery wiring module, the current limiting element may be configured by a positive temperature coefficient thermistor or a chip fuse.
According to this configuration, when an overcurrent flows through the voltage detection line, the resistance of the positive temperature coefficient thermistor increases or the chip fuse is blown to protect the voltage detection line from the overcurrent. it can.
 また、上記電池配線モジュールにおいて、前記複数の電圧検知線に接続され、検知された単電池の電圧を外部に出力するコネクタを備えるようにしてもよい。
 本構成によれば、コネクタを電池ECU等の外部回路に接続することによって、単電池の充放電コントロール等を容易に行うことができる。
The battery wiring module may include a connector that is connected to the plurality of voltage detection lines and outputs the detected voltage of the unit cell to the outside.
According to this configuration, by connecting the connector to an external circuit such as a battery ECU, it is possible to easily control charging / discharging of the unit cell.
 本発明によれば、FPCに設けられた電圧検知線の途中に電流制限素子が直列接続された構成において、電圧検知線を過電流から保護することができる。 According to the present invention, the voltage detection line can be protected from overcurrent in the configuration in which the current limiting element is connected in series in the middle of the voltage detection line provided in the FPC.
一実施形態に係る電池モジュールの概略的な平面図1 is a schematic plan view of a battery module according to an embodiment. 電池配線モジュールを示す平面図Plan view showing the battery wiring module 電池配線モジュールを示す平面図Plan view showing the battery wiring module 電流制限素子の周辺を示す部分拡大平面図Partial enlarged plan view showing the periphery of the current limiting element 図4のA-A線に沿った断面図Sectional view along line AA in FIG. バスバーと電圧検知線との接続態様を示す断面図Sectional drawing which shows the connection aspect of a bus-bar and a voltage detection line
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 本発明の一実施形態1を図1から図6を参照して説明する。
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A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
 1.電池モジュールの構成
 本実施形態に係る電池モジュール10は、例えば、電気自動車またはハイブリッド自動車等の駆動源として使用される。電池モジュール10は、正極の電極端子13Aおよび負極の電極端子13Bを有する複数(本実施形態では22個)の単電池11が並べて配された単電池群11Gと、この単電池群11Gに取り付けられた電池配線モジュール20と、を備える。以下では、図1に示される前方を電池モジュール10の前方とし、図1に示される後方を電池モジュール10の後方とする。また、図1に示される左方を電池モジュール10の左方とし、図1に示される右方を電池モジュール10の右方とする。
1. Configuration of Battery Module The battery module 10 according to the present embodiment is used as a drive source for an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle, for example. The battery module 10 is attached to a unit cell group 11G in which a plurality (22 in this embodiment) unit cells 11 having a positive electrode terminal 13A and a negative electrode terminal 13B are arranged side by side, and the unit cell group 11G. Battery wiring module 20. Below, let the front shown in FIG. 1 be the front of the battery module 10, and let the back shown in FIG. Further, the left side shown in FIG. 1 is the left side of the battery module 10, and the right side shown in FIG. 1 is the right side of the battery module 10.
 隣り合う2つの単電池11,11の間には樹脂製のセパレータ(図示せず)が配置されている。セパレータには、突出形成された突出部15が設けられている。各突出部15は、隣り合う2つのバスバー21,21間に形成された空間に配置され、工具等による電極間の短絡を防止する機能を有する。 A resin separator (not shown) is disposed between two adjacent unit cells 11 and 11. The separator is provided with a protruding portion 15 that is formed to protrude. Each protrusion 15 is disposed in a space formed between two adjacent bus bars 21 and 21 and has a function of preventing a short circuit between electrodes due to a tool or the like.
 2.電池配線モジュールの構成
 電池配線モジュール20は、図2に示される、電池モジュール10の前方に取付けられる電池配線モジュール20Aと、図3に示される、電池モジュール10の後方に取付けられる電池配線モジュール20Bとを含む。なお、以下の説明において、各電池配線モジュール20A,20Bを区別する必要のない場合、電池配線モジュール20と記す。
2. Configuration of Battery Wiring Module The battery wiring module 20 includes a battery wiring module 20A attached to the front of the battery module 10 shown in FIG. 2, and a battery wiring module 20B attached to the rear of the battery module 10 shown in FIG. including. In addition, in the following description, when it is not necessary to distinguish each battery wiring module 20A, 20B, it describes as the battery wiring module 20. FIG.
 電池配線モジュール20は、複数のバスバー(「接続部材」の一例)21と、フレキシブルプリント基板(以下、「FPC」と記す)25とを含む。 The battery wiring module 20 includes a plurality of bus bars (an example of “connection member”) 21 and a flexible printed circuit board (hereinafter referred to as “FPC”) 25.
 各バスバー21は、異なる単電池11の電極端子13A,13B同士を接続する。そのために、各バスバー21には、異なる単電池11の電極端子13A,13Bが挿入される2個の端子挿通孔22が形成されている。なお、図3に示されるように、電池配線モジュール20Bの両端の接続部材21Aは、1個の端子挿通孔22を有し、右端の接続部材21Aは、電極端子13Aに接続され、その電極端子13Aから、各単電池11の電圧を合計した正電圧が負荷に印加される。一方、左端の接続部材21Aは、電極端子13Bに接続され、その電極端子13Bからは、グランド電位が負荷に印加される。 Each bus bar 21 connects electrode terminals 13A and 13B of different unit cells 11 to each other. For this purpose, each bus bar 21 is formed with two terminal insertion holes 22 into which the electrode terminals 13A and 13B of different unit cells 11 are inserted. As shown in FIG. 3, the connection member 21A at both ends of the battery wiring module 20B has one terminal insertion hole 22, and the right end connection member 21A is connected to the electrode terminal 13A. From 13A, a positive voltage obtained by adding the voltages of the individual cells 11 is applied to the load. On the other hand, the leftmost connection member 21A is connected to the electrode terminal 13B, and a ground potential is applied to the load from the electrode terminal 13B.
 FPC25は、各バスバー21に接続され、バスバー21を介して各単電池11の電圧を検知する複数の電圧検知線26を含む。各電圧検知線26には、図2および図3に示されるように、継続した過電流に対して各電圧検知線26を保護する電流制限素子27が設けられている。電流制限素子27は、PTC(正温度係数)サーミスタ、あるいはチップヒューズである。 The FPC 25 includes a plurality of voltage detection lines 26 that are connected to each bus bar 21 and detect the voltage of each unit cell 11 via the bus bar 21. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each voltage detection line 26 is provided with a current limiting element 27 that protects each voltage detection line 26 against a continuous overcurrent. The current limiting element 27 is a PTC (positive temperature coefficient) thermistor or a chip fuse.
 詳細には、FPC25のベース層25A上に形成された銅箔をパターニングして、図2および図3に示される電圧検知線26が形成されている。パターニングの際、図5に示されるように、電流制限素子27が接続される箇所の銅箔は削除される。すなわち、電流制限素子27は、電圧検知線26に対して、その途中に直列に接続される。 More specifically, the voltage detection line 26 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is formed by patterning the copper foil formed on the base layer 25A of the FPC 25. At the time of patterning, as shown in FIG. 5, the copper foil where the current limiting element 27 is connected is deleted. That is, the current limiting element 27 is connected in series with the voltage detection line 26 in the middle thereof.
 また、各電圧検知線26は、図2および図3に示されるように、他の電圧検知線26から分離されて配線された分離配線部26Aを有するように配線、すなわちパターニングされている。そして、電流制限素子27は、各電圧検知線26において、分離配線部26Aに設けられている。 Further, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, each voltage detection line 26 is wired, that is, patterned so as to have a separated wiring portion 26 </ b> A that is wired separately from the other voltage detection lines 26. The current limiting element 27 is provided in the separation wiring portion 26 </ b> A in each voltage detection line 26.
 また、図4および図5に示されるように、電流制限素子27が接続される箇所のFPC25のカバーレイ層25Bには、矩形の開口部Wが形成されている。開口部Wによって、電流制限素子27が接続される箇所の電圧検知線26が露出される。そして、露出された電圧検知線26に対して、電流制限素子27の電極(接続部)27Aが、例えば、半田SDによって接合されている。 As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a rectangular opening W is formed in the coverlay layer 25B of the FPC 25 where the current limiting element 27 is connected. Through the opening W, the voltage detection line 26 where the current limiting element 27 is connected is exposed. And the electrode (connection part) 27A of the current limiting element 27 is joined to the exposed voltage detection line 26 by, for example, solder SD.
 このように、電圧検知線26に対して、その途中に電流制限素子27が直列接続されている。それによって、電池配線モジュール20が接続される電池ECU等の外部回路の不具合に起因して、2本の電圧検知線26が短絡して電圧検知線26に単電池11からの過電流が発生した場合であっても、単電池11から電圧検知線26に過電流が電圧検知線26に流れることを制限できる。 Thus, the current limiting element 27 is connected in series with the voltage detection line 26 in the middle thereof. As a result, due to a malfunction of an external circuit such as a battery ECU to which the battery wiring module 20 is connected, the two voltage detection lines 26 are short-circuited, and an overcurrent from the unit cell 11 is generated in the voltage detection line 26. Even if it is a case, it can restrict | limit that an overcurrent flows into the voltage detection line 26 from the cell 11 to the voltage detection line 26. FIG.
 例えば、電流制限素子27がPTCサーミスタの場合、電圧検知線26に過電流が流れた際、電圧検知線26の温度上昇に伴ってPTCサーミスタの抵抗が増大して、過電流が流れることを制限できる。また、電流制限素子27がチップヒューズの場合、電圧検知線26に過電流が流れた際、チップヒューズが溶断することによって、過電流が流れることを制限できる。 For example, when the current limiting element 27 is a PTC thermistor, when an overcurrent flows through the voltage detection line 26, the resistance of the PTC thermistor increases as the temperature of the voltage detection line 26 increases, thereby restricting the overcurrent from flowing. it can. Further, when the current limiting element 27 is a chip fuse, when an overcurrent flows through the voltage detection line 26, the chip fuse is blown to restrict the overcurrent from flowing.
 それによって、外部回路の不具合に起因してFPC25に設けられた電圧検知線26に過電流が発生した場合であっても、電圧検知線26を保護することができる。 Thereby, the voltage detection line 26 can be protected even when an overcurrent occurs in the voltage detection line 26 provided in the FPC 25 due to a malfunction of the external circuit.
 さらに、図4および図5に示されるように、開口部Wを覆い隠すように、電流制限素子27が接続される箇所は、絶縁樹脂23によってオーバーコートされている。すなわち、電流制限素子27と電圧検知線26との接続部は、絶縁樹脂23によってオーバーコートされている。ここで、接続部は、電流制限素子27の電極27A、半田SD、および電圧検知線26の露出した部分を含む。 Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the portion to which the current limiting element 27 is connected is overcoated with an insulating resin 23 so as to cover the opening W. That is, the connection portion between the current limiting element 27 and the voltage detection line 26 is overcoated with the insulating resin 23. Here, the connection portion includes the exposed portion of the electrode 27 </ b> A of the current limiting element 27, the solder SD, and the voltage detection line 26.
 また、各電圧検知線26の一端には、バスバー21と電気的に接続される接続ランド28が形成されている。電流制限素子27は、接続ランド28の近くに設けられている。 In addition, a connection land 28 that is electrically connected to the bus bar 21 is formed at one end of each voltage detection line 26. The current limiting element 27 is provided near the connection land 28.
 詳しくは、図6に示されるように、接続ランド28は、FPC25のベース層25Aの凸部25C上の銅箔によって構成されており、電圧検知線26と接続ランド28とは連続している。また、接続ランド28が形成される領域(凸部25C)にはカバーレイ層25Bは形成されておらず、接続ランド28は露出されている。接続ランド28とバスバー21とは、例えば、半田SDによって接合されている。このように、接続ランド28の上面にバスバー21を接続する場合、接続ランド28の下面に下側にバスバー21を接続する場合と比べて、接続ランド28にバスバー21を接続するための作業が簡易化される。 Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the connection land 28 is formed of a copper foil on the convex portion 25 </ b> C of the base layer 25 </ b> A of the FPC 25, and the voltage detection line 26 and the connection land 28 are continuous. Further, the cover lay layer 25B is not formed in the region where the connection land 28 is formed (the convex portion 25C), and the connection land 28 is exposed. The connection land 28 and the bus bar 21 are joined by, for example, solder SD. As described above, when the bus bar 21 is connected to the upper surface of the connection land 28, the operation for connecting the bus bar 21 to the connection land 28 is simpler than when the bus bar 21 is connected to the lower surface of the connection land 28. It becomes.
 すなわち、接続ランド28の上面にバスバー21を接続する場合、電圧検知線26に電流制限素子27を接続するための銅箔に対する半田面が同一側となる。一方、接続ランド28の下面にバスバー21を接続する場合、電圧検知線26に電流制限素子27を接続する際と、バスバー21を接続する際で、銅箔に対する半田面がことなる。そのため、半田付け作業が複雑になる。 That is, when the bus bar 21 is connected to the upper surface of the connection land 28, the solder surface for the copper foil for connecting the current limiting element 27 to the voltage detection line 26 is on the same side. On the other hand, when the bus bar 21 is connected to the lower surface of the connection land 28, the solder surface for the copper foil is different when the current limiting element 27 is connected to the voltage detection line 26 and when the bus bar 21 is connected. This complicates the soldering operation.
 また接続ランド28の下面にバスバー21を接続する場合、接続ランド28を露出する際に、ベース層25Aを銅箔から剥がす作業が必要になり、接続ランド28を露出する作業に手間が掛かる。
 なお、接続ランド28とバスバー21との各接続部は、電流制限素子27と電圧検知線26との接続部と同等に、絶縁樹脂23によってオーバーコートされるようにしてもよい。
Further, when the bus bar 21 is connected to the lower surface of the connection land 28, it is necessary to remove the base layer 25A from the copper foil when the connection land 28 is exposed, which takes time and effort to expose the connection land 28.
Each connection portion between the connection land 28 and the bus bar 21 may be overcoated with the insulating resin 23 in the same manner as the connection portion between the current limiting element 27 and the voltage detection line 26.
 また、各電圧検知線26の他端は、コネクタ29に接続されている。コネクタ29は、図示しない電池ECUに接続されている。電池ECUは、マイクロコンピュータ、回路素子等が搭載されたものであって、各単電池11の電圧・電流・温度等の検知、各単電池11の充放電コントロール等を行うための機能を備えた周知の構成のものである。 Further, the other end of each voltage detection line 26 is connected to the connector 29. The connector 29 is connected to a battery ECU (not shown). The battery ECU is equipped with a microcomputer, circuit elements, etc., and has functions for detecting the voltage, current, temperature, etc. of each unit cell 11 and controlling charge / discharge of each unit cell 11. It has a known configuration.
 3.実施形態の効果
 電流制限素子27と電圧検知線26との接続部は、絶縁樹脂23によってオーバーコートされている。そのため、FPC25に設けられた複数の電流制限素子27のうちいずれか2個の電流制限素子27の単電池側の電極27Aが、結露等に起因して形成された水滴によって短絡することはない。したがって、FPC25が結露する場合であっても、各電流制限素子27は正常に機能し、FPC25に設けられた電圧検知線26の途中に電流制限素子27が直列接続された構成において、電圧検知線26を過電流から保護することができる。
3. Effect of Embodiment The connection portion between the current limiting element 27 and the voltage detection line 26 is overcoated with an insulating resin 23. Therefore, the cell-side electrode 27A of any two current limiting elements 27 among the plurality of current limiting elements 27 provided in the FPC 25 is not short-circuited by water droplets formed due to condensation or the like. Therefore, even when the FPC 25 is condensed, each current limiting element 27 functions normally, and in the configuration in which the current limiting element 27 is connected in series with the voltage detecting line 26 provided in the FPC 25, the voltage detecting line 26 can be protected from overcurrent.
 また、電流制限素子27は、接続ランド28の近傍、すなわち、バスバー21の近傍に設けられている。そのため、電流制限素子27とバスバー21との間に位置する電圧検知線26の長さを短くすることができる。それによって、電流制限素子27とバスバー21との間において、隣接する2本の電圧検知線26が短絡する区間を短くすることができる。その結果、電流制限素子27とバスバー21との間において、言い換えれば、電流制限素子27の単電池11側において、隣接する2本の電圧検知線26が短絡する可能性を低減できる。 Further, the current limiting element 27 is provided in the vicinity of the connection land 28, that is, in the vicinity of the bus bar 21. Therefore, the length of the voltage detection line 26 located between the current limiting element 27 and the bus bar 21 can be shortened. Thereby, a section in which the two adjacent voltage detection lines 26 are short-circuited between the current limiting element 27 and the bus bar 21 can be shortened. As a result, the possibility that two adjacent voltage detection lines 26 are short-circuited between the current limiting element 27 and the bus bar 21, in other words, on the unit cell 11 side of the current limiting element 27 can be reduced.
 ここで、「接続ランド28の近傍」とは、例えば、バスバー21の長手方向(単電池11の並び方向、すなわち、図1の左右方向)の両端の間、言い換えれば、接続ランド28とバスバー21の長手方向の一端との間を意味する。なお、この場合、全ての電流制限素子27がバスバー21の両端の間に設けられていることに限られない。全ての電流制限素子27のうちの、例えば、50%以上、あるいは75%以上、あるいは90%以上の電流制限素子27がバスバー21の両端の間に設けられるようにしてもよい。 Here, “the vicinity of the connection land 28” means, for example, between both ends in the longitudinal direction of the bus bar 21 (the arrangement direction of the cells 11, that is, the left-right direction in FIG. 1), in other words, the connection land 28 and the bus bar 21. Between one end in the longitudinal direction. In this case, all the current limiting elements 27 are not limited to be provided between both ends of the bus bar 21. Of all the current limiting elements 27, for example, 50% or more, 75% or more, or 90% or more of the current limiting elements 27 may be provided between both ends of the bus bar 21.
 また、各電圧検知線26は、他の電圧検知線26から分離されて配線された分離配線部26Aを有するように配線され、電流制限素子27は、各電圧検知線26において、分離配線部26Aに設けられている。そのため、電流制限素子27を電圧検知線26に設置し易くなるとともに、電流制限素子27と他の電圧検知線26との間の短絡を発生し難くすることができる。 In addition, each voltage detection line 26 is wired so as to have a separated wiring portion 26 </ b> A separated and wired from other voltage detection lines 26, and the current limiting element 27 is separated from each voltage detection line 26 by the separated wiring portion 26 </ b> A. Is provided. Therefore, the current limiting element 27 can be easily installed on the voltage detection line 26, and a short circuit between the current limiting element 27 and another voltage detection line 26 can be made difficult to occur.
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 本発明は上記記述及び図面によって説明した実施形態に限定されるものではなく、例えば次のような実施形態も本発明の技術的範囲に含まれる。
 (1)本実施形態においては、FPC25とバスバー21との接続において、図6等に示されるように、FPC25の上側にバスバー21を接続する構成を示したが、これに限られない。逆に、FPC25の下側にバスバー21を接続する構成としてもよい。その際、FPC25のベース層25Aが上側となり、カバーレイ層25Bが下側となるように、FPC25を上下反転させて、バスバー21を接続するようにしてもよい。
 また、FPC25とバスバー21との接続態様は、図6等に示されるような電気的な接続ランド28のみによるものに限られない。その他、接続ランド28のみによる接続を補強する機械的な接続部を、FPC25およびバスバー21に設けてもよい。
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The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the present embodiment, the connection between the FPC 25 and the bus bar 21 is shown as shown in FIG. 6 or the like, and the bus bar 21 is connected to the upper side of the FPC 25. Conversely, the bus bar 21 may be connected to the lower side of the FPC 25. At this time, the bus bar 21 may be connected by turning the FPC 25 upside down so that the base layer 25A of the FPC 25 is on the upper side and the coverlay layer 25B is on the lower side.
Further, the connection mode between the FPC 25 and the bus bar 21 is not limited to the one using only the electrical connection land 28 as shown in FIG. In addition, the FPC 25 and the bus bar 21 may be provided with a mechanical connection portion that reinforces the connection using only the connection land 28.
 (2)本実施形態においては、図1に示すように、電池配線モジュールを前側の電池配線モジュール20Aと後側の電池配線モジュール20Bとに分離して構成する例を示したが、これに限られない。すなわち、電池配線モジュールを、電池配線モジュール20Aと電池配線モジュール20Bとに分離しない構成としてもよい。例えば、電池配線モジュール20Aと電池配線モジュール20Bとを接続する接続部を設け、一個のコネクタで電池配線モジュールと電池ECUとを接続する構成としてもよい。 (2) In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the battery wiring module is divided into the front battery wiring module 20A and the rear battery wiring module 20B. However, the present invention is not limited to this. I can't. That is, the battery wiring module may be configured not to be separated into the battery wiring module 20A and the battery wiring module 20B. For example, a connection part that connects the battery wiring module 20A and the battery wiring module 20B may be provided, and the battery wiring module and the battery ECU may be connected by a single connector.
 (3)FPC25には、所定間隔の位置に、例えば、各バスバー21の間の位置に、所定量の撓み(単電池11の並び方向のマージン)を形成するようにしてもよい。この場合、電池配線モジュール20を単電池群11Gに搭載する際に、単電池11の大きさの公差に対応できる。すなわち、単電池11の並び方向の大きさに差があった場合でも、その差を所定量の撓みによって吸収できる。それによって、電池配線モジュール20を単電池群11Gに搭載する際の作業を簡易化できる。また、電池11の大きさの公差に起因してFPC25にかかるストレスを吸収できる。すなわち、電池配線モジュール20の信頼性を向上できる。 (3) In the FPC 25, a predetermined amount of bending (margin in the arrangement direction of the cells 11) may be formed at predetermined intervals, for example, at positions between the bus bars 21. In this case, when the battery wiring module 20 is mounted on the unit cell group 11G, the tolerance of the size of the unit cell 11 can be accommodated. That is, even if there is a difference in the size of the cells 11 in the arrangement direction, the difference can be absorbed by a predetermined amount of bending. Thereby, the operation | work at the time of mounting the battery wiring module 20 in the cell group 11G can be simplified. Further, the stress applied to the FPC 25 due to the size tolerance of the battery 11 can be absorbed. That is, the reliability of the battery wiring module 20 can be improved.
 11…単電池
 11G…単電池群
 13A…正電極端子
 13B…負電極端子
 20,20A,20B…電池配線モジュール
 21…バスバー(接続部材)
 23…絶縁樹脂
 25…FPC(フレキシブルプリント基板)
 26…電圧検知線
 27…電流制限素子
 27A…電流制限素子の電極
 28…接続ランド
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Single cell 11G ... Single cell group 13A ... Positive electrode terminal 13B ... Negative electrode terminal 20, 20A, 20B ... Battery wiring module 21 ... Bus bar (connection member)
23 ... Insulating resin 25 ... FPC (flexible printed circuit board)
26 ... Voltage detection line 27 ... Current limiting element 27A ... Current limiting element electrode 28 ... Connection land

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  1.  正極及び負極の電極端子を有する複数の単電池が並べられてなる単電池群に取り付けられる電池配線モジュールであって、
     前記複数の単電池の隣接する単電池の正極及び負極の電極端子を接続する複数の接続部材と、
     前記複数の接続部材を介して前記複数の単電池の電圧を検知する複数の電圧検知線を有するフレキシブルプリント基板と、を備え、
     各電圧検知線の途中には、当該電圧検知線に過電流が流れることを制限する電流制限素子が設けられており、
     前記電流制限素子と前記電圧検知線との接続部は、絶縁樹脂によってオーバーコートされている、電池配線モジュール。
    A battery wiring module attached to a unit cell group in which a plurality of unit cells having positive and negative electrode terminals are arranged,
    A plurality of connecting members for connecting the positive and negative electrode terminals of the adjacent unit cells of the plurality of unit cells;
    A flexible printed circuit board having a plurality of voltage detection lines for detecting the voltage of the plurality of single cells through the plurality of connection members,
    In the middle of each voltage detection line, a current limiting element is provided to limit the overcurrent flowing through the voltage detection line.
    The battery wiring module, wherein a connection portion between the current limiting element and the voltage detection line is overcoated with an insulating resin.
  2.  請求項1に記載の電池配線モジュールにおいて、
     前記フレキシブルプリント基板には、前記電圧検知線を前記接続部材に接続する接続ランドが設けられており、
     前記電流制限素子は、前記接続ランドの近傍に設けられている、電池配線モジュール。
    The battery wiring module according to claim 1,
    The flexible printed circuit board is provided with a connection land for connecting the voltage detection line to the connection member,
    The battery wiring module, wherein the current limiting element is provided in the vicinity of the connection land.
  3.  請求項1または請求項2に記載の電池配線モジュールにおいて、
     各電圧検知線は、他の電圧検知線から分離されて配線された分離配線部を有するように配線されており、
     前記電流制限素子は、各電圧検知線において、前記分離配線部に設けられている、電池配線モジュール。
    In the battery wiring module according to claim 1 or 2,
    Each voltage detection line is wired so as to have a separate wiring portion separated and wired from other voltage detection lines,
    The current limiting element is a battery wiring module provided in the separation wiring portion in each voltage detection line.
  4.  請求項1から請求項3のいずれか一項に記載の電池配線モジュールにおいて、
     前記電流制限素子は、正温度係数サーミスタ、あるいはチップヒューズである、電池配線モジュール。
    In the battery wiring module according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
    The battery current module, wherein the current limiting element is a positive temperature coefficient thermistor or a chip fuse.
  5.  請求項1から請求項4のいずれか一項に記載の電池配線モジュールにおいて、
     前記複数の電圧検知線に接続され、検知された単電池の電圧を外部に出力するコネクタを備える、電池配線モジュール。
    In the battery wiring module according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
    A battery wiring module comprising a connector connected to the plurality of voltage detection lines and outputting the detected voltage of the unit cell to the outside.
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